Mick Schumacher admits ‘time is running out’ for him to secure a 2024 F1 seat
Mick Schumacher is desperate to getting a racing seat for the 2024 F1 season.
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Mick Schumacher, the Mercedes reserve driver, has been on the sidelines since the end of the 2022 F1 season. While he is currently doing his duties as a reserve at the Brackley-based team, he has admitted that the time is quickly running out for him as far as securing a racing seat for 2024 is concerned.
Mick Schumacher, during his 2022 Haas stint, had extremely terrible results and that forced its Team Principal, Guenther Steiner, to make the tough call of showing him the exit door. Since then, Schumacher has been with the Mercedes setup and is looking for a drive at the teams with seats available for next year.
While shedding light on the same, he told Planet F1, “I can’t name a timeline yet. I’m still working. Time is running out a little but I have to take my time.” Looking at the comments of the German starlet, it is pretty clear that he is quite anxious as the end of the ongoing campaign is not too far.
Only nine races are remaining in the calendar and Mick Schumacher ideally wants to secure his Formula 1 future before the end of the season. However, it is not going to be an easy thing to do as the competition for the available seats is extremely fierce in the driver market.
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Mick Schumacher could get a racing seat at Williams or AlphaTauri for 2024
While Mick Schumacher is currently left scratching his head regarding a seat for next year, it is a common belief that he could find a home for himself at AlphaTauri or the Williams F1 team next year. Both have previously shown interest in getting the German on board and could look to get him for next year.
Moreover, the Mercedes Team Principal, Toto Wolff could also play a big role in getting Schumacher a racing seat for 2024. He has several solid connections at the Williams F1 team, and considering this, the 24-year-old could really be seen taking a Williams car for a spin alongside Alex Albon next year.
The Williams team is an outfit that is looking to bring back its glory days in the upcoming years and with Mick Schumacher being a young driver, he could very well fit in the Williams scheme of things going into the future. At the moment, all this is speculation and a concrete answer can be expected in a few months.
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